Louis Paulsen vs Karl Pitschel

Krefeld MT · 1871 · French Defense · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Louis Paulsen
Black Karl Pitschel
Result 1-0
Event Krefeld MT
Site Krefeld
Date 1871.00.00
Opening French Defense (C01)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1r6/2p2k2/2P1BP1R/pp1P2pP/P2K4/1P6/8 b - - 1 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 exd5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Be3 Be6
  6. 6.Nbd2 Bd6
  7. 7.c4 O-O
  8. 8.c5 Be7
  9. 9.Rc1 c6
  10. 10.Bd3 Nbd7
  11. 11.O-O h6
  12. 12.Bb1 Qc7
  13. 13.Qc2 Rfe8
  14. 14.Rfe1 Nf8
  15. 15.Ne5 N8d7
  16. 16.Bf4 g5
  17. 17.Bg3 Qd8
  18. 18.Nxd7 Qxd7
  19. 19.Be5 Kf8
  20. 20.f4 Ne4
  21. 21.Nxe4 dxe4
  22. 22.Qxe4 f5
  23. 23.Qe2 g4
  24. 24.Rc3 Bh4
  25. 25.g3 Bd8
  26. 26.a3 Kf7
  27. 27.h4 h5
  28. 28.Re3 a5
  29. 29.Kh2 a4
  30. 30.Bd6 Bf6
  31. 31.Rxe6 Qxe6
  32. 32.Qxe6+ Rxe6
  33. 33.Ba2 Re8
  34. 34.Be5 Kg6
  35. 35.Bxe6 Rxe6
  36. 36.Rd1 Re8
  37. 37.Kg2 Rd8
  38. 38.Kf2 Rd5
  39. 39.Ke3 Bd8
  40. 40.Rc1 Ba5
  41. 41.Ke2 Kf7
  42. 42.Rd1 b5
  43. 43.Rd3 Rd7
  44. 44.Bd6 Ke6
  45. 45.Re3+ Kf6
  46. 46.Re8 Bd8
  47. 47.Be5+ Kf7
  48. 48.Rh8 Kg6
  49. 49.Rg8+ Kf7
  50. 50.Rg7+ Ke6
  51. 51.Rg6+ Kd5
  52. 52.Kd3 Ba5
  53. 53.Rf6 Be1
  54. 54.Rxf5 Bxg3
  55. 55.Rxh5 Rb7
  56. 56.Bd6+ Ke6
  57. 57.f5+ Kf6
  58. 58.Bxg3 b4
  59. 59.Be5+

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